India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asiahttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/en-usMon, 28 Nov 2016 18:30:00 +0530Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal, 29/11/2016http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/438245/order-of-the-national-green-tribunal-regarding-pollution-of-river-mahananda-west-bengal-29112016/<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) dated 29/11/2016 regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal. National Green Tribunal expressed dismay at the condition ofMon, 28 Nov 2016 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/438245/order-of-the-national-green-tribunal-regarding-pollution-of-river-mahananda-west-bengal-29112016/Elephant goes on rampage in Siliguri, smashes cars, homeshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/425073/elephant-goes-on-rampage-in-siliguri-smashes-cars-homes/A wild elephant rampaged through West Bengal's Siliguri town on Wednesday, smashing homes and sending frightened residents running.
As the panicked elephant ran amok, trampling parked cars and motorbikes,Wed, 10 Feb 2016 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/425073/elephant-goes-on-rampage-in-siliguri-smashes-cars-homes/19 Dengue Cases reported in siligurihttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/402510/19-dengue-cases-reported-in-siliguri/Health Dept meets private nursing home reps to review problem
The Darjeeling district health department today held a review meeting on dengue with representatives of private nursing homes in Siliguri.Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/402510/19-dengue-cases-reported-in-siliguri/Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding death of elephants because of railway accidents, 02/09/2014http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/399565/order-of-the-supreme-court-of-india-regarding-death-of-elephants-because-of-railway-accidents-02092014/<p>The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants.</p>
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/399565/order-of-the-supreme-court-of-india-regarding-death-of-elephants-because-of-railway-accidents-02092014/Encephalitis: Centre puts toll at 208, Mamata govt suspends NBMCH principalhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/397922/encephalitis-centre-puts-toll-at-208-mamata-govt-suspends-nbmch-principal/On a day Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan put the death toll in West Bengal due to encephalitis at 208, the state government Monday suspended North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) principalTue, 05 Aug 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/397922/encephalitis-centre-puts-toll-at-208-mamata-govt-suspends-nbmch-principal/Death toll touches 119; encephalitis under control, say health officialshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/397320/death-toll-touches-119-encephalitis-under-control-say-health-officials/Only six patients admitted to NBMCH in 24 hours: Director of Health Services
Even as senior health officials said on Monday that the situation due to outbreak on encephalitis in north Bengal is underMon, 28 Jul 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/397320/death-toll-touches-119-encephalitis-under-control-say-health-officials/Rise in encephalitis cases: govt. to conduct entomological surveyhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/397019/rise-in-encephalitis-cases-govt-to-conduct-entomological-survey/Municipalities moving piggeries out of human habitation. With the State grappling with the rising number of encephalitis cases, the West Bengal government has decided to conduct an entomological surveyTue, 22 Jul 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/397019/rise-in-encephalitis-cases-govt-to-conduct-entomological-survey/No link between litchi, AES, say expertshttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/394049/no-link-between-litchi-aes-say-experts/AES outbreak in Siliguri in 1996, traced to imported raspberry, may have led to ‘litchi theory’.
Experts looking into the annual outbreak of a disease in parts of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and MuzaffarpurWed, 11 Jun 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/394049/no-link-between-litchi-aes-say-experts/Locals gherao Gautam Deb over crematorium pollutionhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/388975/locals-gherao-gautam-deb-over-crematorium-pollution/Local people gheraoed north Bengal development minister Gautam Deb as he laid the foundation stone for a new electric crematorium near the existing Kiranchandra crematorium here today.
The people demandedSun, 02 Mar 2014 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/388975/locals-gherao-gautam-deb-over-crematorium-pollution/Trees wedded to spread message of environment protectionhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/384871/trees-wedded-to-spread-message-of-environment-protection/Worried over deforestation, Siliguri residents resort to this novel way
Residents of Siliguri district in West Bengal came together to “save mother nature” through a tree wedding ceremony on Saturday. Marriage rituals were performed for intertwined trees, adorned with traditional attires of saree and dhoti, representing man and woman.Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/384871/trees-wedded-to-spread-message-of-environment-protection/